South Africa: Benchmarking of Qualifications against Scottish Equivalents

Name of Client

South African Department of Education

Start/ End Date

Aug 2007 - Dec 2007

Project Description

SQA was invited by the South African Department of Education to evaluate exemplar examination papers for ten subject areas in support of the new National Senior Certificate, which was developed in response to a review of the South African curriculum for the last three years of general secondary education.

SQA was contracted to conduct this project to ensure that the examinations relating to the new qualifications were of the appropriate standard. The evaluation was based on criteria agreed upon by SQA and the client. These criteria focussed on the standards currently applicable in Scotland, and also took into consideration the South African national curriculum statements.